money matters

Now this is our kind of meat market! Last week, a German supermarket turned out hundreds of naked shoppers hoping to get their hands on some free groceries. Some were probably even trying to get their hands on a little something else. WINK WINK. The store’s gimmick offered more than just a da…

Just a few months ago, analysts were worried gas prices would soar this summer, possibly topping $6 a gallon. But now that the warmer months are upon us, there’s been an abrupt about-face. In fact, fuel prices are now falling so steadily that many experts predict that by this fall, a gallon o…

Timothy Yost’s life has changed for the better after the City Council of Bastrop, TX, agreed to allow the homeless man to keep a bag of loot worth up to $77,000 that he found in a park last January.Well, that’s after Yost gets out of jail first. Yost found a bag of 70 $100 bills [ …

Pay equity between men and women has been a hot topic in Washington as of late, and this should add fuel to the fire: a new study reveals female doctors are being paid less than their male counterparts. Researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor sent questionnaires to 800 physician-resea…

The health risks of obesity are well-documented, but there’s a financial downside, too — data shows obese people also earn less money, especially women. How much less? George Washington University researchers found that in 2004, overall average annual incomes were about $9,000 less for…